It was French king Louis XIV (1638-1715) who famously declared, “L'etat c'est moi” (“I am the state”). This week, it was clearer than usual that this is an attitude apparently shared by Donald Trump, president of the United States.

It was French king Louis XIV (1638-1715) who famously declared, “L'etat c'est moi” (“I am the state”). This week, it was clearer than usual that this is an attitude apparently shared by Donald Trump, president of the United States.